Milimani Court Charges Man in USD 250,500 Gold Fraud Case
Businessman Mohamed Noor appeared before the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi on Wednesday facing multiple charges including money laundering, conspiracy to defraud and obtaining money by false pretenses.
The businessman was arraigned before the court on five counts related to an alleged scheme to defraud a foreign investor. The court heard that alongside others not before the court, the accused convinced the complainant that he could facilitate the smelting and shipment of 495 kilos of gold from Kenya to Dubai.
The charge sheet documents that the alleged offenses occurred between January 1,2026, and February 3,2026, in Nairobi.Mohamed Noir faces multiple charges including conspiracy to defraud and obtain USD 250,500 from John Sodipo by pretending to be in a position to ship gold. He also faces charges related to money laundering offences related to paying and possessing USD 217,900, funds he allegedly knew were proceeds of crime.
Although the prosecution opposed the accused’s release on bail, the court granted hom release on a cash bond of Ksh 1 million or an alternative cash bail of Ksh 250,000 pending further hearings.
